154. Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)

Common name. Grass carp

Taxonomy. Original description: Leuciscus idella Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1844: 362 (China; no types known) .

Revisions. Berg (1949: 597).

Illustrations. Berg (1949: 598, fig. 353).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin and Ecoregions: Widespread in many parts of Iran.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Amour, Kapor Alafkhar.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).